From Passing Out Orange Slices to Wielding a Gavel
By Robin Pierson, Special to the Independent
Benjamin Franklin’s observation, “If you want something done, ask a busy person,” aptly describes former Laguna Beach Mayor,...
Annual Taste of Laguna Food & Music Festival on the Horizon
Tickets are selling fast for The Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce's highly-anticipated event, Taste of Laguna Food & Music Festival, to be held on...
Kids Helping Kids to Benefit Struggling Baja Orphanage
First- through fourth-grade students at the Community Learning Center will hold their fourth annual Car Wash and Bake Sale to benefit children at the...
Anticipating Calamity for Christmas
By Alice C. Meek
"I'm picking up dad at noon today. We'll drive into Laguna immediately, if I can talk him out of stopping for...
Laguna Beach PTAs announce 13th annual sports swap
The Thurston Middle School and Laguna Beach High School PTAs will hold their annual Sports Swap at 8 a.m. on Nov. 6 to collect...
Weekend Neighborhood Trolley Canceled Amid Declining Ridership
By Daniel Langhorne, Special to the Independent
Laguna Beach will cancel its extended weekend neighborhood trolley service effective Sept. 30 after declining ridership over the...
3-1 Laguna Victory Shocks Again
Breakers advance to the quarterfinal CIF playoff round in the win Tuesday, May 23, against Newbury Park.
Scientists Identify Virus in Sea Star Die-off
By Rita Robinson | LB Indy
Millions of sea stars, virtually the entire west-coast population along the Pacific Ocean, disintegrated into slime from Alaska to...
South Laguna’s Trees Lose Heritage Standing
An attempt to clarify the murky status of a list of mature South Laguna trees culminated with the City Council deciding Tuesday against extending...
Wake Up Sleeping Beauty, Wake Up
Laguna Playhouse lifts the curtain on a new holiday production, known as a panto, a musical fairytale with a bit of improvisation thrown in.
No-Go for Emerald Bay Traffic Signal
Even after a heart-rending plea from a mother whose son was killed when his motorcycle was hit by an exiting Emerald Bay resident, the...
Street Beat: Jan. 13 to Jan. 18, 2022
Thursday, Jan. 13
Disorderly conduct. Justin Talmage Pachoco, 36, was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor solicitation of a lewd act, misdemeanor indecent exposure, parole violation,...
Laguna Beach USD launches plan to shore-up student achievement after COVID-19
By Breeana Greenberg, Special to the Independent
The Laguna Beach Unified School District has developed a plan to accelerate learning after some parents aired concerns...
Fire Chief, Emergency Operations Coordinator to Speak at Wesley District Meeting
A neighborhood meeting about emergency readiness in case of fire and/or other disaster scenarios will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 28, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Laguna Terrace Park Clubhouse at 30802 Coast Highway.